I think I've been working on the whole-cloth quilt, off and on, for at least ten years. Well, it's finally finished. I put it on the bed to get a photo, but it couldn't stay there. We have free-range poodles, and the bed is one of their favorite places.
Someone asked me what a whole-cloth quilt was. It's easy to describe. The top isn't pieced, but is made from one whole piece of cloth. The decorative part comes with the quilting. This quilt top came pre-printed with wash-out "ink" showing the quilter where to quilt, sort of like paint by numbers or coloring inside the lines. This one was made by Benartex and came from Keepsake Quilting. The pattern name is "Welsh Beauty." It was a Christmas present from Charlie. I don't remember which year, but we were still in Utah. It came with the backing. Here's looking down on it from above.
I washed it first in cold water and then in hot water with a bit of bleach, as it was pretty dirty after being handled so much and for so long. The pattern marking came out with no probIem. I made the mistake of folding it up after it came out of the dryer. The fold down the middle is very obvious, and there are other wrinkles. I think before I hang it (if I can find a place to put it), I will have to wash and dry it again and then put it right up on the wall without folding, perhaps while still a it damp. It will have to go somewhere where sticky fingers can't reach it. Here's a look at the side.
I've had the pre-clue for the Rose City Yarn Crawl Mystery Knit Along for a while, having bought the pattern the first day we could do so. On Monday I started fishing around in my stash for suitable yarn and found these two. The multi-pink was a gift in 2023 from our daughter-in-law (and the rest of the family, but she picked it out). The magenta (MC) yarn was purchased during the Yarn Crawl in 2022. I ordered he second one when I decided to use it for the MKAL and realized one skein of the MC wasn't enough.
I caked up the yarn, so it would be ready to use. Then the second skein of the magenta yarn arrived on Saturday. I'll have that that wound up soon, too. It looks like a good match, although I couldn't read the dye lot on the first one, so I didn't bother about it when I ordered the second one. I should be OK with the pink multi yarn mixed in.
We had another Madroña pop-up meeting on Tuesday. Our supper was a quiche, salad and Dutch-oven bread, but we started out with crackers and olives. (That's my stove cover on the table. I always take it off when I've using the oven.
Our wine was a Madroña Zinfandel from 2020. Someone else participating in the pop-up meeting had the exact same wine. It's a great one!
I've had a problem feeding the dogs, because Dusty likes to graze slowly, and we had always left the kibble out for the dogs. I can't do that anymore because Sandy seems to think it's his job to just finish off whatever kibble is in the dish, which meant he was gaining weight and Dusty was losing. Fortunately, we realized what was happening and started measuring their food and feeding them in separate bowls. Sandy gobbles his up dutifully, while I have to stay by Dusty until he finishes. Sandy is a good weight now, but Dusty still needs to gain a bit back. It's a struggle, because Dusty doesn't always finish. Sometimes he eats a few bites and then walks off, and when he does eat, he eats very slowly. If he isn't hungry, he just turns up his nose. Sandy hovers around, waiting for Dusty to leave his food. Then he eats it if I don't pick it up. Lately I've been showing them that I have treats, and telling Dusty to eat and Sandy to wait. Here's Dusty eating his breakfast. Sandy had finished his breakfast already; that's his empty bowl.
And here's Sandy waiting. He knows I have a treat.
Sunday morning I followed this procedure. I was amazed when Sandy ate and then walked away. He went into the family room to lie down in the bean-bag chair. Dusty kept eating until he was finished. Both dogs got their treats. I hope this keeps up.
The Gentle Spirit Tee is coming along. I was working on the bottom border during the first two games of the World Series. Both teams seem fairly evenly matched and mostly performed well. I think it's going to be a great Series.
I also worked on it during the Central Oregon Symphony's performance on Saturday afternoon.
The concert was great. We heard (and watched) Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto in D Major and then Dvorak's New World Symphony (Number 9), which I was familiar with.
So with all that knitting time, I finished the body of the sweater. Nothing left to do but knit the neck band and the two sleeve bands. I'll probably finish it this week.
Saturday and Sunday the Wisconsin grands performed in Ballet La Crosse's production of Cinderella. Here are Zachary and Daphne with their proud mother. I expect to be able to watch the production before long by video.
For some cuteness, here's our son Peter with our grandcat Mango, watching the second game of the World Series. I think Mango is going to be big. His sister, Olive, is much smaller.
Today my personal copies of the new book are due to arrive. Tracking says, "Out for delivery!" I'll have photos of the unboxing next week.
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What's in The Doll's Storybook: Emil has a letter from his friend Holly, who has been camping with her family by the ocean. He doesn't understand something in the letter, but he thinks Mandy will know. Here's Dangerous Waves, an all-new story.
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